HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-11-30, Page 7Man allegedly shot with
Taser by police Seaforth
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
It's usually a quiet com-
munity in terms of crime or
responses from the police in
small-town Seaforth, on
November 24 those beliefs
were shot down as the OPP
took down a man with a
Taser.
A witness from the area
who requested his/her name
not to be mentioned in the
story saw the whole esca-
pade up -close and center.
The undisclosed source
said the episode caught his/
her attention when the
alleged suspect was
observed standing near
Main Street and John Street,
the man looked suspicious,
"it was weird," the witness
said.
After that, some back and
forth yelling developed,
then suddenly the alleged
suspect ran to a white
pickup truck, opened the
ii
Put your hands where I can see them,"
the OPP said before they purportedly
shot a suspect, stated a source that
asked his/her name not be mentioned
driver's side door and
began "rummaging"
through the vehicle.
The witness said the
police told the man three
times, "put your hands
where I can see them."
The demands were
unsuccessful.
"Then they shot the man
with a Taser, " the witness
said the man yelled in pain
immediately, describing
the chain of events that
unfolded last Thursday
night.
The OPP remained at the
scene until the next day.
The supposed suspect's
truck was towed around 11
a.m. about 12 hours after
the episode. The tow truck
driver told the Exposi-
tor, from past instances,
this is the third time he has
tended to the vehicle.
The suspect's matter has
been adjourned until
November 28 for a plea. He
is charged with break and
enter, dangerous operation
of a motor vehicle, mischief
under $5000, uttering a
threat, obstruction of a
police officer, possession of
a substance and an inse-
cure load (relating to his
vehicle).
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 • Huron Expositor 7
Shaun Gregory
A white truck is towed November 25 after a couple sources say a man was Tasered the day before
by the OPP after reaching for something inside the vehicle.
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